New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-28
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THE GREAT STRIKE BEGUN
NEITHER COAL NOR FREIGHT FOR SHIPS.
ini"f1 THOUSAND LoNosHoRExEN BoArMEN.
.e"AL-aASDLERs AND KINDRED WORKERS
STOP woRK-GOOD ORDER EVERY
wHERE-wILL THE PILOTS


JOIN M
IN accordance with the decision arrived st on
wednesday night by District Assembly No. 20
nearly every man In New-York Harbor who makea
MS living by working on ships alongshore stopped
Work yesterday morning. and the shipping bust.
ness was almost paralyzed The strike is for tho
purpose OF forcing the coal companies and the Old
dominion Steamship Company to make q settle
ment with their striking employees The leaders
OF District Assembly No. 40 realize that this Is
heanddeath struggle for them and are deter
mined to use every legitimate weapon to force
the companies to recognize the Knights Of Labor
in dealing with their men,
At the headquarters Of the district In Stevens
Fenimore Institute, No. 1876 Cana-st., Disti let
Master workman Quinn and the board OF arbtra-
tlon OF che district sat all day listening to reports
and giving directions They say that no general
strike was ordered. The district only recon-
mended this course to the various local assemblies
and they struck Of their accord. The reports
showed that the recommendation to strike was
acted on by the 1OngshOremen, grain handlers,
bOatmen, bagsewers, beef-handlels, coalhandlers
and elevator and lighter men, As this list in
cludes all who handle freight for ships, lttla
work was done in loading or unloading vessels
except in cases where a few non-union men had
been employed. There are still other men in tho
shipping business who will be called out should 10
be deemed necessary for the Of the strike.
They are those engaged tug-boats and other
harbor craft, and also rigges. caull<ers, shin
carpenters and other mechanics who work about
ships. All these are organized and attached
to District Assembly No. 49,
The action which the pilots will take is awaited
with much interest. At the time OF the excite
ment about the passage Of the bill reducing their
fees they were organized by one OF the organizers
of District Assembly No. AZ, and have now one OF
the strongest and most compact local assemblies
in that district. 1t is question whether not
they refuse to take out o vessel without lay
ing themselves liable to the law. One Of the
members Of the Executive Board said that the
pilots would not be ordered out, though they
might take some action themselves. When asked
II they could strike without being liable TO fine
and Imprisonment he sald "Oh, there Is no
necessity for them to strike, but it would be
funny if all the pilots in the city were TO be
taken suddenly sick and stay sick until after the
strike is settled wouldn't 1t p
IL is not improbable that some action VIII bc
taken against the New-Yorlx Central Railroad i'm
the course OF q few days. Complaint Is made that
the elevated railroads getting their coal hc ,
the aid OF the Central. u. ;S,ui Is sent to Cort-
iand and thence to Albany by way Of the Cen
tral, over the Boston and Albany To Chatham
Four Courners then by the Harlem To BrcwsteTs
where il is transferred in the cars To the New
York City and Northern road, which connects
with the elevated railpad system. a number
of Lchgh Valley coal cars have been traced TO the
elev ated yards and the kni-hts say that this
must be stopped even if they have To call out
all the train hands on the offending roads.
An officer Of 'Longshoremcns lnion No. 3
said yesterday that the 'longshoIcmen intended to
bake advantage Of the strike TO demand the
rcctifcation Of number of petty abuses.
no mon uuict and arlpflX and the DOllr0
had little to do in preventing violence. All along
the North and East River fronts knots OF tlc
men gathered on every DISCUSSING the strike
and its probable outcome. They are all confident
that 10 will end in victory. Much in lignatiOn
was expressed at the action of the auth rites
in Castle Garden in furnishing the cmbar assed
with Iiungarians Italians and others
unable 10 speak English 1t is claimed that these
men employed without understanding the stt-
uation. and when they are taken to the yards and
wharves are kept close prisoners. Two Italians
came to see Master Workman Quinn yesterday
and told him that they had escaped from the
Yards of the Delaware ami Hudson Company at
Weehawllcn and wanted him to get their pay for
them. lie declined 10 do this
Supcri ntcndeut Murray increased the police On
the river front to nearly 400 men. Part OF them
are held in reserve under CAP tain Gaslin at Pier
No. 80 North River and others at Pier No. 20,
East River under Captain Garlanl. Each squad
is furnished with a patrol wagon The reserve
squads are on duty at the stations ihe men arc
armed with clubs and revolverS.
1t is calculated by the leaders Of No. 40 that the
men on strike in this city and Brooklyn now
approximate 30, 900, and there are between 10000
and II, 900 out in New-Jersey.
James +. Quinn, the Master Workman OF DIS
net 40 who has charge OF the strike, Is spare
nan of medium height, with a strongly marked
,ount cnance lie is about forty-lve years oid
md his heavy mustachc is tinged with gray
lie was one of the first men To loin the knights
Il Labor in this city. and has always been promi-
ept in the district. lie is boolbinder by trade.
Ie was elected one Of the auxiliary members OF
he General Executive Board at CleveE'ni and
vas worthy foreman OF the dlsN'u' "heh 1. ID.
,og,,,re was elected member of the Executive
.oard Quinn succeeded him as master workman
10 was. with Maguirc. William lIoan and Victor
)rurv the brains OF the Home Club.
OI-TrT ALONG THE RIVER FRONTS